A self-adjustable surgical garment includes a front defining a centerline, a back, and two sides connecting the front and the back. The self-adjustable surgical garment also includes a strap having a first segment and a second segment, the second segment separable from the first segment. The first segment of the strap comprises a first strap and a second strap each comprising fastening portions, and wherein the second segment is a third strap which is removably coupled to both of the first strap and the second strap. The fastening portions are removably coupled to a portion of the garment such that a portion of the first segment is in a sterile zone. The region corresponding to a sterile zone of the wearer being at least partially defined as a region within ninety degrees in either direction of the centerline.
A method for assessing fluorescence imaging agent-based visual enhancement in a color image in which a fluorescence imaging agent signal is represented by a first color, the method including: identifying at least one first region of the color image that is encompassed by a portion of anatomy or pathology of interest in which the fluorescence imaging agent is present; identifying at least one second region of the color image that is not encompassed by the anatomy or pathology of interest; and determining a measure of visual enhancement of the anatomy or pathology of interest in the color image by comparing a contribution of the first color relative to other colors in the at least one first region to a contribution of the first color relative to the other colors in the at least one second region.
Systems and methods for microwave ablation of tissue. A probe includes a transmission line, and an electrical short provides a choke with a tube. A sheath may be coaxially disposed over the tube and define fluid ports, and a distal infusion path in fluid communication path with a proximal infusion path through an aperture in the tube. The choke may be floating with shorted conductive tubes coaxially disposed opposite a non-conductive tube. The probe may be a double- slot architecture with the choke at a position proximal to the proximal slot. Methods may include providing real-time estimations of tissue condition and/or lesion size. A frequency sweep may be performed from which the relative permittivity of the tissue may be determined. Distances to reflection points of tissue boundaries may be determined in a time domain spectrum, from which a characteristic of the ablation procedure may be provided on a display.
A61B 18/18 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
Fluid management systems are disclosed that include software-controlled, electro-mechanical devices used in combination with single-use or multi-use tubing sets. Functions of the fluid management systems can include fluid pressurization, fluid warming, fluid deficit monitoring (including flow-based and weight-based), suction, fluid collection, and fluid evacuation (including indirect-to-drain and direct-to-drain options). The systems can be configured based on the surgical environment (e.g., operating room or physician office) as well as other user needs and/or preferences.
A61M 5/44 - Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests having means for cooling or heating the devices or media
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
A medical device includes: an elongated tube having a wall defining a lumen for the elongated tube, wherein the wall of the elongated tube comprises a first opening; and a first actuating element coupled directly or indirectly to the wall of the elongated tube; wherein at least a part of the first actuating element and the first opening of the wall are located at a same longitudinal position with respect to a longitudinal axis of the elongated tube; and wherein the first actuating element is configured to change size to induce stress and/or displacement at the wall of the elongated tube to cause the elongated tube to bend.
An adapter configured to receive a drive signal from a control console and to provide the drive signal to an ultrasonic surgical handpiece. The adapter includes a receptacle for receiving the ultrasonic surgical handpiece and providing the drive signal to the ultrasonic surgical handpiece. The adapter includes a module for detecting a presence of the ultrasonic surgical handpiece and a connector to be inserted into a receptacle of the control console to receive the drive signal from the control console. The adapter includes a radio-frequency identification device coupled to the connector and to a memory storing a maximum and minimum frequency for driving the ultrasonic surgical handpiece. The radio-frequency identification device transmits the maximum and minimum frequency from the memory to the control console via the connector using an RFID protocol in response to the module detecting the presence of the ultrasonic surgical handpiece.
A patient handling apparatus includes a patient support surface, a base, and a hydraulic circuit. The hydraulic circuit includes a pump, a fluid reservoir, and a hydraulic cylinder operable to selectively raise or lower the patient support surface or the base. The hydraulic circuit controls flow of fluid between the cylinder and the fluid reservoir to thereby control the movement of the base or patient support surface. In addition, the hydraulic circuit may include a manual bypass circuit configured to bypass the pump in response to a manual input, which allows manual extension or retraction of the cylinder, for example, when the pump is not operational. The hydraulic circuit may also include a pump bypass circuit configured to bypass the pump to allow fluid to discharge from the cap end to the fluid reservoir for faster evacuation of fluid from the cylinder, thereby increasing retraction speed of the rod.
A sponge counting system for maintaining an inventory of articles used during a medical or surgical procedure, where, in the event an article for which the status needs to be reconciled is left in a patient, the system generates a record that the article is in a partially reconciled state and when a subsequent procedure is performed, the scanner employed during the procedure has the records of the partially reconciled articles associated with the patient.
G16H 15/00 - ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A61B 90/98 - Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
G06Q 10/0875 - Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials
G06Q 10/30 - Administration of product recycling or disposal
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
9.
Patient Transport Apparatus With Adjustable Handle
A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. Each handle assembly comprises a handle and a handle extension supporting the handle. The handle extension is configured to articulate relative to the frame from a stowed position to a use position such that the handle is adjacent to the frame in the stowed position and the handle is extended from the frame by the handle extension in the use position. The apparatus also includes a locking device comprising one or more locking elements configured to discretely lock and unlock the handle extension relative to the frame in the use position or the stowed position.
A system and a method for managing patient therapy protocols are disclosed. The system includes a patient support apparatus for supporting a patient, a first input device for use by a first caregiver, a location system for determining a location of the first caregiver, and a therapy management system. The therapy management system receives a location of the first caregiver and a selection of a patient therapy protocol, which includes a location requirement. The therapy management system then determines whether the first caregiver location input signal satisfies the location requirement before initiating the selected patient therapy protocol or notifying a second caregiver if the location of the first caregiver does not satisfy the location requirement.
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 20/30 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
A patient support apparatus comprises a support structure, a user module, and a controller. The user module comprises a display and indicator panel that has a plurality of indicia, each associated with a monitored condition. First light emitters are arranged to project light to illuminate the indicia and second light emitters are arranged to project light off a reflective surface. The controller is coupled to the display and the light emitters, and is configured to, in response to a change in a state of one of the monitored conditions, generate on the display a state indicator corresponding to the change in the state and activate the light emitters such that a color of the light projected by the light emitters matches a color of the state indicator.
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
A61G 7/10 - Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
A personal protection system for providing a sterile barrier around medical/surgical personnel. The system includes a helmet over which a hood or a toga suspended. The helmet has a chin bar that extends forward of the face of the individual wearing the system. At least one manually actuated control for regulating one aspect of operation of the system is mounted to the chin bar. Sometimes the control is a button that is depressed to control the operation of a helmet mounted fan that draws air into the hood or toga. A microphone may also be mounted to the chin bar.
A41D 13/002 - Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches with controlled internal environment
A41D 13/11 - Protective face masks, e.g. for surgical use, or for use in foul atmospheres
A41D 13/12 - Surgeons' or patients' gowns or dresses
An example method includes generating first filtered data by applying a first filter to physiological parameter data representing the physiological parameter; generating second filtered data by applying a second filter to the physiological parameter data; and determining a first index by analyzing the first filtered data. The example method further includes determining that the first index is greater than a first threshold and lower than a second threshold; and in response to determining that the first index is greater than the first threshold and lower than the second threshold, displaying the second filtered data. Upon expiration of a time period after outputting the second filtered data, the method further includes determining a second index by analyzing the first filtered data; generating a first treatment recommendation by analyzing the second index; and displaying the first treatment recommendation.
medical computer apparatus incorporating hardware, software and medical console for housing applications, recording, processing, displaying, analyzing and transmitting of medical and surgical information, data and images
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING AND STABILIZING A PATIENT DURING HIP DISTRACTION
A method for positioning a patient on a surgical table for a surgical procedure on a hip of the patient includes removably mounting a table extender to the surgical table in an operating room by releasably attaching mounts of the table extender to side rails of the surgical table, wherein the mounts are configured to mount the table extender in only one orientation with respect to the surgical table; and positioning the patient on the surgical table such that shoulders of the patient are supported by the surgical table and hips of the patient are supported by the table extender, wherein the table extender has a rectangular shape so that the hips of the patient are positioned entirely on the table extender.
An example method is performed by a first medical device and includes generating first data indicating a physiological parameter of a subject; generating a filter configured to remove an artifact associated with a treatment; and generating second data by applying the filter to the first data. The example method further includes determining that a second medical device is administering the treatment to the subject. In response to determining that the second medical device is administering the treatment to the subject, the first medical device outputs an indication that filtering is available; receives an input signal selecting the filtering; and in response to receiving the input signal, displays the second data.
Systems and methods for detecting, characterizing, and addressing surgical smoke are disclosed. In some embodiments, a surgical system receives image data representing an image of a surgical environment and generates sets of values based on the received image. The sets of values may include representations of atmospheric light in the image and representations of contrast values in the image. The system may determine from the sets of values whether predetermined smoke severity criteria are met, and may responsively automatically engage and/or disengage one or more surgical devices, such as a surgical smoke evacuation system and/or an image processing system (e.g., a video enhancement feature) configured to improve quality of smoky surgical images.
A61B 18/00 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
G06T 3/40 - Scaling of a whole image or part thereof
G06T 7/73 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras using feature-based methods
G06V 10/56 - Extraction of image or video features relating to colour
G06V 10/60 - Extraction of image or video features relating to illumination properties, e.g. using a reflectance or lighting model
G06V 20/52 - Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects
G16H 20/40 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
G16H 30/00 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images
An example method is performed by a medical device and includes detecting an analog signal indicating a physiological parameter of a subject; converting the analog signal to first data; and determining a treatment parameter characterizing a treatment administered to the subject by a second medical device. The method further includes generating a filter characterized by the treatment parameter; generating second data by applying the filter to the first data; and displaying, on a user interface, the first data and the second data, wherein the second data is emphasized on the user interface.
An example method is performed by a first medical device and includes generating first data indicating a physiological parameter of a subject; generating a filter configured to remove an artifact associated with a treatment; and generating second data by applying the filter to the first data. The example method further includes determining that a second medical device is administering the treatment to the subject. In response to determining that the second medical device is administering the treatment to the subject, the first medical device outputs an indication that filtering is available; receives an input signal selecting the filtering; and in response to receiving the input signal, displays the second data. .
An example method is performed by a medical device and includes detecting an analog signal indicating a physiological parameter of a subject; converting the analog signal to first data; and determining a treatment parameter characterizing a treatment administered to the subject by a second medical device. The method further includes generating a filter characterized by the treatment parameter; generating second data by applying the filter to the first data; and displaying, on a user interface, the first data and the second data, wherein the second data is emphasized on the user interface.
Various systems, methods, and devices related to modifying views of a multi-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), as well as identifying notations associated with the multi-lead ECG, are described. An example method includes displaying graphical elements in a first arrangement. The graphical elements respectively depict electrical signals indicative of an electrical activity of a heart. The example method further includes detecting a signal indicative of a display selection, and, based on the display selection, rearranging the graphical elements from the first arrangement to a second arrangement.
G06F 3/0346 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user; Accessories therefor with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING USER OBSERVED VISUALIZATION OF FLUORESCENCE IMAGING AGENTS
A method for assessing fluorescence imaging agent-based visual enhancement in a color image in which a fluorescence imaging agent signal is represented by a first color, the method including: identifying at least one first region of the color image that is encompassed by a portion of anatomy or pathology of interest in which the fluorescence imaging agent is present; identifying at least one second region of the color image that is not encompassed by the anatomy or pathology of interest; and determining a measure of visual enhancement of the anatomy or pathology of interest in the color image by comparing a contribution of the first color relative to other colors in the at least one first region to a contribution of the first color relative to the other colors in the at least one second region.
Systems and methods for augmenting a vertebral body. An introducer device includes a shaft having a flexible distal portion with a pre-set curve in an unconstrained state. An input provided to an actuator to tension a pulling element to move the pre-set curve to a constrained state in which the distal portion and a flexible sheath conforming to the shaft at least partially straighten. The introducer device is removable from the sheath remaining offset from a longitudinal axis. A spacer hub facilitates proximal movement of the sheath relative to an access cannula expose a balloon through a syringe-style input. A hub of the access cannula may be adjustable to selectively adjust an interference surface relative to a datum. At least two radiopaque markers may be disposed on the sheath with relative positions between the markers viewable on lateral and A-P radiography to determine the location and/or curvature of the sheath.
An apparatus includes a hydraulic circuit that is configured to selectively open fluid communication between one portion of the hydraulic circuit and another portion of the hydraulic circuit, such as a reservoir, based on the flow of the hydraulic fluid in the one portion. When the flow of hydraulic fluid exceeds a selected threshold in the one portion of the hydraulic circuit, the flow of fluid urges the opening of a hydraulic component of the hydraulic circuit to allow fluid communication between the one portion and the reservoir to discharge fluid from the one portion.
A catheter (10) includes: a first tubular structure; a second tubular structure, wherein the first tubular structure (202) and the second tubular structure (204) are arranged serially with respect to each other along a longitudinal axis of the catheter; and a polymeric connector (220) located between (1) a part of the first tubular structure at an end of the first tubular structure and (2) a part of the second tubular structure at an end of the second tubular structure; wherein the polymeric connector is configured to couple the first tubular structure and the second tubular structure to each other, and/or to prevent the first tubular structure and the second tubular structure from separating from each other.
A bone cleaning assembly with cleaning elements that remove soft tissue from bone stock. The module also includes a clearing element that is periodically urged against the cleaning elements to remove bone stock trapped by the cleaning elements from the cleaning elements.
Systems for off-axis a vertebral body. A steerable assembly includes a steering instrument, a steering handle, and a trigger. A deflectable portion of the steering instrument and a distal portion of a deformable conduit are configured to be directed through and beyond the access cannula. A control surface of the trigger is configured to receive a pull or squeeze input to pivot the trigger to move the steering instrument to an operating mode in which increased tension on the steering instrument curves the deflectable portion of the steering instrument and the distal portion of the deformable conduit. A mounting block may be fixed within the steering handle, and a proximal end of the shaft may be fixed to the mounting block. The steering handle includes a guide movably supported within a void and coupled to the control element. A rear surface of the trigger engages the guide.
A method of method of manufacturing a surgical waste collection manifold with a volume collected datum and a rover type to ensure compatibility with a surgical waste collection rover is provided. The surgical waste collection rover including a vacuum pump and a receiver defining an opening. The method includes obtaining a second manifold. The second manifold having a second housing defining a surface, the housing defining a second manifold volume and a second outlet opening in fluid communication with the second manifold volume. The method may further include coupling a second circuit to the surface of the second manifold, the second circuit comprising a second memory device including a third memory bank and a fourth memory bank, the third memory bank including a fifth memory field and the fourth memory bank including a sixth memory field. The method may further include programming the fifth memory field with an encrypted first hash digest based on the rover type and programming the sixth memory field with an encrypted second hash digest based on the volume collected datum.
G08B 21/00 - Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for
A61B 50/30 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
10 - Medical apparatus and instruments
44 - Medical, veterinary, hygienic and cosmetic services; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services
Goods & Services
Tablet computers; covers for tablet computers; tablet
computer stands and mounts; downloadable and recorded
computer software used in the measuring of body parts;
downloadable and recorded computer software for receiving,
processing, generating, modelling, storing, displaying,
managing, retrieving, browsing, sharing and transmitting
medical and surgical information and images and patient
data; downloadable and recorded computer software for
providing clinical decision support; medical imaging
apparatus comprised primarily of computer hardware and
recorded computer software for operating medical imaging
apparatus sold as a unit. Medical imaging apparatus incorporating medical imaging
hardware and recorded software and replacement parts
therefor; surgical instruments. Providing medical information to medical professionals in
the form of reports for use during preoperative analysis,
surgical procedures and postoperative analysis and care.
33.
Display screen or portion thereof with a bed bay identification icon
Techniques for administering therapy and monitoring a subject based on communication between medical devices are described. An example method includes receiving, by an external defibrillator, data from a mechanical chest compression device that is administering chest compressions to a subject, determining, by the external defibrillator analyzing the data, a control parameter for controlling administration of a therapy to the subject by the external defibrillator, and administering, by the external defibrillator, the therapy to the subject in accordance with the control parameter. Another example method includes receiving, by a mechanical chest compression device, data from an external defibrillator that is administering a therapy to a subject, determining, by the mechanical chest compression device analyzing the data, a control parameter for controlling administration of chest compressions to the subject, and administering, by the mechanical chest compression device, the chest compressions to the subject in accordance with the control parameter.
A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.
Passively logging the temperature, among other environmental conditions, of an object is described. A passive temperature-logging device may be coupled to an object. The device may include a temperature sensor(s) for sensing a temperature of the object. In some examples, the passive temperature-logging device, and/or the object itself, may further include a memory(ies) and/or an output device(s). The memory is configured to store temperature data representing a history of temperatures sensed by the temperature sensor, and the output device is configured to provide an output based on the temperature data.
A tubular support structure for use in an elongate intravascular medical device comprises an elongate tubular body, a patterned frame structure formed within the elongate tubular body, an inner lumen axially disposed within the elongate tubular body, and a first set of floating tabs axially spaced apart along the patterned frame structure. Each of the first set of floating tabs has a cantilevered end affixed to the patterned frame structure and a free end configured for translating relative to the patterned frame structure and then engaging the patterned frame structure as the tubular support structure is laterally deflected in a first bending direction.
Techniques for administering therapy and monitoring a subject based on communication between medical devices are described. An example method includes receiving, by an external defibrillator, data from a mechanical chest compression device that is administering chest compressions to a subject, determining, by the external defibrillator analyzing the data, a control parameter for controlling administration of a therapy to the subject by the external defibrillator, and administering, by the external defibrillator, the therapy to the subject in accordance with the control parameter. Another example method includes receiving, by a mechanical chest compression device, data from an external defibrillator that is administering a therapy to a subject, determining, by the mechanical chest compression device analyzing the data, a control parameter for controlling administration of chest compressions to the subject, and administering, by the mechanical chest compression device, the chest compressions to the subject in accordance with the control parameter.
G16H 40/60 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
Systems and methods described herein relate to determining physiological parameters and associated reliability of the physiological parameters and displaying the data in a manner that conveys the reliability information to a user. The reliability index is determined and then used to determine one or more display attributes for displaying the underlying parameter data while also conveying the reliability information. The implementations described herein provide for displaying physiological parameters in a manner that is easily digested and understood while also conveying a reliability in such data, without filling or cluttering a display with background or additional data that is typically used in a manual method to evaluate the data on the display.
Techniques for pairing medical devices are described. An example method includes detecting a signal indicating a physiological parameter of a subject and determining, by analyzing the signal, that a second medical device is administering a treatment to the subject. In response to determining that the second medical device is administering the treatment to the subject, the method further includes pairing a first medical device with the second medical device. In response to pairing the first medical device with the second medical device, the method further includes transmitting data to the second medical device over a wireless channel.
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
A waste disposal system for receiving pharmaceutical waste material including at least one of a solid phase pharmaceutical waste material and a liquid phase pharmaceutical waste material is provided. The waste receiver includes a receiver body defining an opening. The waster receiver further includes an inner surface defining a container volume in fluid communication with the opening, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The outer surface defines a lock passageway separate from the opening. The system further includes a bracket adapted to be secured to a fixed surface and a locking assembly coupled to the bracket and adapted to releasably secure the waste receiver to the fixed surface. The locking assembly includes a lock housing sized to be removably positioned at least partially within the lock passageway.
B09B 3/00 - Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless
A61B 50/36 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for collecting or disposing of used articles
A61B 50/37 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for collecting or disposing of used articles for absorbent articles, e.g. bandages, garments, swabs or towels
A61B 50/39 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for collecting or disposing of used articles the containers containing antimicrobial, antiviral or disinfectant agents
A61M 5/32 - Syringes - Details - Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub; Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body; Devices for protection of needles
A62D 3/30 - Processes for making harmful chemical substances harmless, or less harmful, by effecting a chemical change in the substances by reacting with chemical agents
A61B 50/00 - Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
A61B 50/30 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A medical device (100) includes: an elongate member having a proximal end (112), a distal end (114), and a body (116) extending from the proximal end to the distal end; a blunt tip (182) at or coupled to the distal end of the elongate member; and a radiopaque coil (190) coupled to the elongate member; wherein the radiopaque coil is shapable and has a shape-retention characteristic, and wherein the shapable radiopaque coil with the shape-retention characteristic has a bending stiffness that is at least 10% of a bending stiffness of the medical device.
An imaging system for viewing a surgical site, the imaging system including a system controller configured to: receive and process video images of the surgical site captured by an endoscopic camera coupled to an endoscope to detect at least one video signature corresponding to at least one condition that interferes with a quality of the video images; and in response to detecting the at least one video signature corresponding to the at least one condition that interferes with the quality of the video images, control a fluid system to clean a tip of the endoscope based on at least one learned preference that was learned by the system controller from user action over time
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A61M 13/00 - Insufflators for therapeutic or disinfectant purposes
A61B 1/04 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances
A61B 1/015 - Control of fluid supply or evacuation
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 1/313 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor for introducing through surgical openings, e.g. laparoscopes
A61B 1/00 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
47.
PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH OBSTRUCTION DETECTION
A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, etc., includes a frame, a plurality of force sensors adapted to detect a weight supported by the frame, an actuator, a control panel, and a controller. The controller is adapted to detect if a change in the weight exceeds a threshold amount while the actuator is moving a component of the patient support apparatus, to provide an indication to a user that contact with an obstruction has been made if the change in the weight exceeds the threshold amount, and to determine a location of the contact on the patient support apparatus. The controller may alternatively, or additionally, allow a user to change a value of the threshold, to display a recovery control on a touch screen, to use different threshold amounts for different locations, and/or take other actions in response to, and/or regarding, detecting an obstruction.
A61G 7/015 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
The present disclosure is directed to table mount for mounting a touchscreen device to a surgical table. The table mount includes a clamp configured to releasably secure the table mount to the table, an arm assembly, and a touchscreen device docking assembly connected to the arm assembly.
F16M 13/02 - Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
F16M 11/10 - Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a horizontal axis
F16M 11/20 - Undercarriages with or without wheels
49.
BATTERY MANAGEMENT FOR PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES
A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, recliner, cot, stretcher, operating table, or the like, includes battery-powered circuitry whose functions are reduced, but not eliminated, as the battery charge level falls below a threshold. Electrical power may be cut off to one or more components of the battery-powered circuitry while still providing battery-supplied electrical power to the other components of the circuitry. A user interface provides battery status data, including a replacement status of a rechargeable battery, and allows a user to select different formats for displaying battery status data. Such formats include displays of battery charge level information not only in manners specific to the battery, but also in manners relative to the patient support apparatus, such as displays of how many, or how much of, one or more functions the patient support apparatus is able to perform based on the battery's current charge level.
A61G 7/005 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame tiltable around transverse horizontal axis, e.g. for Trendelenburg position
A61G 7/015 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
A method for coordinating the operation of a surgical instrument and a surgical pump to control fluid pressure in an internal anatomy of a patient during a surgical procedure includes: receiving video data captured by an imaging device configured to image the internal anatomy of the patient; automatically determining a presence of a surgical instrument in the internal anatomy of the patient based on the received video data; and in response to determining that the surgical instrument is present in the internal anatomy of the patient, initiating a suction associated with the surgical instrument prior to activation of the surgical instrument.
A61B 1/015 - Control of fluid supply or evacuation
A61B 1/00 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
A61B 1/317 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor for introducing through surgical openings, e.g. laparoscopes for bones or joints, e.g. osteoscopes, arthroscopes
An implantable medical device includes an elongate member having a cross-sectional dimension that is less than 0.00085 inch, wherein the elongate member is made from a material comprising a platinum-tungsten alloy having a percentage of tungsten that is at least 10% by weight or alternatively the implantable medical device includes an elongate member made from a material comprising an alloy containing rhenium.
A method for coordinating the operation of a surgical instrument and a surgical pump to control fluid pressure in an internal anatomy of a patient during a surgical procedure includes: receiving video data captured by an imaging device configured to image the internal anatomy of the patient; automatically determining a presence of a surgical instrument in the internal anatomy of the patient based on the received video data; and in response to determining that the surgical instrument is present in the internal anatomy of the patient, initiating a suction associated with the surgical instrument prior to activation of the surgical instrument.
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
A61B 1/317 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor for introducing through surgical openings, e.g. laparoscopes for bones or joints, e.g. osteoscopes, arthroscopes
A61B 18/12 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an implant system for securing tissue to bone, including a first fixation member releasably engaged to a first inserter, the first fixation member having a throughbore adapted to accept a filament therethrough and a cannulation extending from a proximal end of the first fixation member to a distal end of the first fixation member, the first inserter positioned through the cannulation and having a distal tip extending distally beyond the distal end of the first fixation member, and a second fixation member releasably engaged to a second inserter different from the first inserter, the second fixation member having a size capable of being positioned within the bonehole.
A61B 17/04 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for closing wounds, or holding wounds closed, e.g. surgical staples; Accessories for use therewith for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
54.
Surgical Systems And Methods For Providing Surgical Guidance With A Head-Mounted Device
A head-mounted device (HMD) for use with a navigation system. The navigation system includes a localizer and a bone tracker coupled to a physical bone. The localizer monitors the bone tracker to track a pose of the physical bone in a localizer coordinate system. Controller(s) obtain surgical plan data related to the physical bone. The surgical plan data includes a virtual model of the physical bone and cut volume data defining material to be removed from the physical bone in preparation for receiving an implant. The controller(s) register the HMD to the localizer coordinate system and provide, on the HMD display, computer-generated imagery representative of the surgical plan data, including the virtual model of the physical bone and the cut volume data. The controller(s) align and combine the computer-generated imagery with a real-world view of the physical bone.
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
Systems and methods for providing access to within a vertebral body. A stylet is removably disposed within a reamer, and the reamer is removably disposed within a working cannula. A tip of the stylet is positioned distal to a reamer head with a stylet hub being positioned proximal to a reamer hub. The reamer hub may include indicia configured to be aligned with the stylet hub to indicate a distance by which the tip is positioned beyond a distal end of the reamer. Complementary coupling features on the reamer hub and the stylet hub are configured to facilitate the workflow and provide mechanical advantage during removal of the stylet from the reamer. The system may include a spacer device configured to be positioned between the reamer hub and the stylet hub. The spacer device may be coupled to a stylet shaft of the stylet.
A61B 17/16 - Osteoclasts; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A61B 17/92 - Impactors or extractors, e.g. for removing intramedullary devices
Wireless charging systems and methods for wirelessly charging batteries for powering surgical instruments. A wireless charging device includes a housing defining wireless charging bays for receiving and charging multiple surgical instrument batteries simultaneously. Power transfer coils and RF antennas are disposed in the housing, with each of the wireless charging bays being associated with a different power transfer coil for wirelessly charging a received battery and with a different RF antenna for wirelessly communicating with the received battery. The RF antennas are each configured to communicate in a same frequency band. The wireless charging device is configured to communicate with a battery received by a first of the wireless charging bays using the RF antenna associated with the first wireless charging bay during a first period while preventing the RF antenna associated with a second of the wireless charging bays from communicating with a battery received by the second wireless charging bay. Responsive to the first period elapsing, the wireless charging device is configured to communicate with the battery received by the second wireless charging bay using the RF antenna associated with the second wireless charging bay during a second period while preventing the RF antenna associated with the first wireless charging bay from communicating with the battery received by the first wireless charging bay.
H02J 50/40 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using two or more transmitting or receiving devices
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H02J 50/80 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
H02J 50/10 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling
57.
PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR REMOVABLY SECURING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE
A patient support apparatus for use in removably securing an oxygen bottle is provided. A bottle holder assembly is operatively attached to an intermediate frame for concurrent movement between a plurality of vertical configurations. The bottle holder assembly includes a mount and a receptacle supporting a stop and including an inlet shaped to receive an end of the oxygen bottle. The receptacle is arranged for movement relative to the mount between a stow position to secure the oxygen bottle along a receptacle axis with the end of the oxygen bottle abutting the stop and an exchange position to facilitate movement of the oxygen bottle along the receptacle axis. Movement of the receptacle from the stow position to the exchange position moves the inlet relative to the intermediate frame to present the oxygen bottle for exchange along the receptacle axis.
Systems and methods for deploying an implant. An introducer device includes an actuator, a shaft, a tensioning element coupled to the actuator, and an anchor coupled to the tensioning element. The implant includes a proximal neck configured to be removably disposed within a distal portion of the shaft. The proximal neck defines a notch sized to receive the anchor such that the distal portion of the shaft covers the anchor and prevents separation of the anchor from the notch with the tensioning element in a tensioned state. The actuator is configured to be actuated to release tension on the tensioning element so as to permit removal of the proximal neck from the distal portion of the shaft and separation of the anchor from the notch to decouple the implant from the introducer device. The anchor and the proximal notch may include complementary sloped surfaces to facilitate the separation.
A surgical power tool assembly is provided. The assembly includes a handpiece and a pin driver attachment coupled to the handpiece. The handpiece includes a motor and a controller for operating the motor. A trigger is movably coupled to a housing of the handpiece. The controller controls a speed of the motor based on an actuated position of the trigger. An output drive is coupled to the motor and is rotated by the motor about an axis. An actuation surface of the trigger is moveable relative to the housing such that the actuation surface is closer to the axis in the actuated position than in the unactuated position. The pin driver attachment includes a housing for coupling to the handpiece. The pin driver attachment may include a lever to clamp a surgical pin to drive the surgical pin into bone.
An intravascular implant delivery system comprises an intravascular implant having a tubular implant body and a central implant lumen. The system further comprises a delivery catheter having an elongate sheath body and an inner sheath lumen. The intravascular implant is disposed within the inner sheath lumen when in a compressed delivery configuration. The system further comprises a pusher member assembly slidably disposed in the inner sheath lumen. The pusher member assembly comprises an elongate pusher member and a friction pad having a radially compressed state and a radially expanded state. The friction pad is disposed within the central implant lumen when in the radially compressed state. The friction pad comprises a tubular pad body and a central pad lumen in which the pusher member is disposed. The tubular pad body has an elastomeric base material and modulating elements embedded within and axially extending along the elastomeric base material.
A61F 2/966 - Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts having an outer sleeve with relative longitudinal movement between outer sleeve and prosthesis, e.g. using a push rod
A61F 2/95 - Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts
61.
Display screen or portion thereof having a graphical user interface
A protective system for a patient transport apparatus includes the patient transport apparatus with a base arranged for movement along floor surfaces and an intermediate frame coupled to the base and supporting a patient support deck. A mattress is disposed on the patient support deck. The protective system further includes a keeper coupled to the intermediate frame and further includes a cover having a first side configured to absorb fluid and a second side configured to at least partially limit fluid from transferring through the cover towards the first side. The cover is movable by a caregiver between three positions: (i) a stowed position secured within the keeper, (ii) an environmental deployed position with the first side facing towards the mattress, and (iii) a patient deployed position with the first side facing away from the mattress.
The present invention includes a healthcare system for capturing and maintaining patient healthcare records and employing information in the records to proactively alert hospital workers to a condition that places patient health at risk.
G08B 21/04 - Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons responsive to non-activity, e.g. of elderly persons
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
65.
Techniques For Determining A Pose Of A Patient Transport Apparatus
A patient transport apparatus comprising a support frame, a base, a bracket coupled to the support frame and comprising a channel being non-linear, a frame assembly coupled between the support frame and the base and comprising a slidable member disposed in the channel, the slidable member being moveable between a plurality of different positions in the channel to place the support frame in a plurality of different poses relative to the base. The patient transport apparatus also comprises a sensor configured to detect the slidable member in the channel and produce a reading, as well as a controller coupled to the sensor and configured to receive the reading from the sensor, determine the position of the slidable member in the channel based on the reading, and determine the pose of the support frame relative to the base based on the determined position of the slidable member.
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
A system and method for performing a package status check are provided, including a scanner for use in a surgical field and having an antenna for emitting a radio frequency detection field, the scanner including control circuitry configured to determine a predetermined quantity of sponges corresponding to a complete pack of sponges; count a number of sponges associated with the pack with the scanner prior to use of the sponges in a surgical field; and issue an alert when a number of counted sponges does not match the predetermined quantity corresponding to the complete pack. The system and method may include the control circuitry configured to determine whether a sponge has been re-scanned or is unknown by comparing detected information with previously detected information prior.
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A61B 50/10 - Furniture specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
A61B 50/30 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
A61B 50/36 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for collecting or disposing of used articles
A61B 50/37 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for collecting or disposing of used articles for absorbent articles, e.g. bandages, garments, swabs or towels
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
H01Q 1/22 - Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
G06K 7/01 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers - Details
G06Q 10/0875 - Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
G06Q 10/087 - Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
A61F 13/44 - Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators with radio-opaque material or signalling means for residual material
A61F 13/36 - Surgical swabs, e.g. for absorbency or packing body cavities during surgery
67.
Ultrasonic Surgical Tool System Including a Tip Capable of Simultaneous Longitudinal and Torsional Movement and a Console Capable of Applying a Drive Signal to the Tip so the Tip Engages in Substantially Torsional Oscillations
An ultrasonic tool system with a console and a tip that has a distal end that when vibrated vibrates both longitudinally and torsionally. The console applies a drive signal to the drivers that vibrate the tip that is at a longitudinal mechanical cancelation frequency. Consequently, when the tip is vibrated, at the distal end the longitudinal component of a first resonant mode of the tip cancel out the longitudinal component of the second resonant move of the tip so the distal end of the tip engages in vibrations that substantially torsional and only minimally longitudinal.
A suspension arm assembly including at least two members relatively rotatable about each other at a joint, with at least one of the joints comprising an infinite rotation joint. The infinite rotation joint allows the members at the infinite rotation joint to have unlimited rotation relative to one another. The infinite rotation joint is configured to pass at least an optical signal therethrough. The infinite rotation joint includes a stator and a rotor. At least two portions of the infinite rotation joint are separable and can automatically form a unit when adjacent arms are connected together such that the infinite rotation joint can be separated into the at least two portions. The at least two portions are configured to be automatically connected to allow the optical signal to pass therethrough once the at least two portions are engaged.
A suspension arm assembly includes at least three horizontally aligned members relatively rotatable about each other, each adjacent pair of the at least three horizontally aligned members being connected to each other by a joint; a conduit pathway for positioning at least one conduit such that the at least one conduit extends along the at least three horizontally aligned members, outward of a load bearing periphery of the at least three horizontally aligned members; a brake system comprising a brake at each joint for selectively preventing movement of respective adjacent ones of the at least three horizontally aligned members about the joint; and at least one shell arranged about the at least three horizontally aligned members and the conduit pathway.
F16M 13/02 - Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
A61B 90/50 - Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
H02G 3/04 - Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
A61G 12/00 - Accommodation for nursing, e.g. in hospitals, not covered by groups , e.g. trolleys for transport of medicaments or food; Prescription lists
A drill for driving a drill bit into a solid object such as bone. The drill includes a rotor with a bore that transmits rotational movement to the drill bit. The drill bit extends through the rotor bore. A probe extends forward from the drill to measure bore depth. The probe is moveably mounted to the drill so as to extend into the rotor bore. As the drill and drill bit advance forward the probe remains static. As a result of the advancement of the drill the rotor extends over the proximal end of the probe.
A61B 17/16 - Osteoclasts; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
71.
ESTABLISHING WIRELESS DATA CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MEDICAL DEVICES
Systems, methods, and computer program products for establishing wireless connections between user interface devices and surgical devices. A medical system includes a surgical device remote from a user interface device. A wireless data connection between the surgical and the user interface device is facilitated by a cartridge forming a functional component of the surgical device during operation of the surgical device to perform a surgical task. The cartridge includes a tag having data stored thereon. The tag is read with the user interface device and the surgical device, and the surgical device and the user interface device are paired to establish a wireless connection based on the data read from the tag.
G16H 20/40 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
The present disclosure relates to system architectures for real-time processing and displaying of medical imaging data with no or reduced latency. An exemplary system for generating a video of a surgery can comprise: a processor configured to execute a plurality of instructions for a machine-learning model stored on a memory and a programmable circuit communicatively coupled with the processor. The programmable circuit is programmed to: receive surgical video data comprising a current frame; provide data related to the current frame to the processor; receive overlay data generated by the machine-learning model based on a previous frame captured before the current frame; generate, by a mixer of the programmable circuit, a composite frame based on the current frame and the overlay data; and output the composite frame for display as a part of the video of the surgery.
A patient support system comprises a patient support apparatus for patients. The patient support apparatus comprises a base and a patient support surface supported by the base. The patient support apparatus also comprises powered devices that perform one or more predetermined functions on the patient support apparatus. Multiple input devices are employed to control the powered devices. The input devices are designed to enable caregivers to cause operation of the powered devices, as needed, while freeing the caregivers to perform other tasks.
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
A61G 7/00 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
A61G 7/053 - Aids for getting into, or out of, bed, e.g. steps or chairs
A61G 7/015 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
A patient support apparatus includes a first transceiver adapted to wirelessly communicate with a second transceiver of a headwall interface that is positioned off of the patient support apparatus. A communication link is automatically established between the first and second transceivers without requiring a user of the patient support apparatus to activate a designated control and without requiring the user to identify the headwall interface. The first transceiver includes a unique identifier assigned to the headwall interface in its messages to the headwall interface. The first transceiver may also automatically transmit a disconnect signal to the headwall interface indicating the termination of the communication link is not accidental. The disconnect signal is sent based on one or more of the following: (1) a brake being off, (2) an A/C power cord being unplugged; and/or (3) a signal strength between the transceivers decreasing.
H04L 43/10 - Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route
A61G 12/00 - Accommodation for nursing, e.g. in hospitals, not covered by groups , e.g. trolleys for transport of medicaments or food; Prescription lists
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
76.
End Effector Of A Surgical Robotic Manipulator And Method Of Operating The End Effector
An end effector is disclosed for use with a surgical robotic manipulator and a cutting accessory. The end effector comprises a nose tube for receiving the cutting accessory and an actuator for driving the cutting accessory. The end effector may also comprise a mounting fixture for coupling the end effector to the surgical robotic manipulator and a handle for gripping by the user. The end effector may also comprise a guard releasably coupled to the cutting accessory for covering a portion of the cutting accessory. A first circuit may be mounted to one of the cutting accessory or the removable guard and a second circuit mounted to the nose tube such that the first circuit and the second circuit configured to communicate with each other when the cutting accessory is coupled to the end effector.
F16D 1/08 - Couplings for rigidly connecting two coaxial shafts or other movable machine elements for attachment of a member on a shaft or on a shaft-end with hub and longitudinal key
F16D 1/116 - Quick-acting couplings in which the parts are connected by simply bringing them together axially having retaining means rotating with the coupling and acting by interengaging parts, i.e. positive coupling the interengaging parts including a continuous or interrupted circumferential groove in the surface of one of the coupling parts
F16D 15/00 - Clutches with wedging balls or rollers or with other wedgeable separate clutching members
F16J 15/3256 - Sealings between relatively-moving surfaces with elastic sealings, e.g. O-rings provided with casings or supports with rigid casings or supports comprising two casing or support elements, one attached to each surface, e.g. cartridge or cassette seals
A flat embolic braid having a first side comprising a first side surface, and a second side comprising a second side surface facing in an opposite direction than the first side surface, the braid having an elongated constrained configuration for being deployed through a delivery catheter, and a three-dimensional unconstrained configuration, wherein in the three-dimensional unconstrained configuration, the braid assumes a plurality of successive loops in which the braid is at least partially twisted between successive loops of the plurality, so that the first side surface faces externally of each loop, and the second side surface faces an interior of each loop, respectively, regardless of a change in direction and/or orientation of the braid.
A61B 17/12 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
B21F 45/00 - Wire-working in the manufacture of other particular articles
A61F 2/86 - Stents in a form characterised by wire-like elements; Stents in a form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure
The present disclosure relates to system architectures for real-time processing and displaying of medical imaging data with no or reduced latency. An exemplary system for generating a video of a surgery can comprise: a processor configured to execute a plurality of instructions for a machine-learning model stored on a memory and a programmable circuit communicatively coupled with the processor. The programmable circuit is programmed to: receive surgical video data comprising a current frame; provide data related to the current frame to the processor; receive overlay data generated by the machine-learning model based on a previous frame captured before the current frame; generate, by a mixer of the programmable circuit, a composite frame based on the current frame and the overlay data; and output the composite frame for display as a part of the video of the surgery.
A patient support apparatus includes a litter frame, a support deck, an actuator, a user interface, a transceiver, and a controller. The controller is adapted to limit the movement of the actuator to a first range of motion in the absence of receiving a motion limit message from an off-board device via the transceiver or from a local user interface on the patient support apparatus. The controller is further adapted to limit the movement of the actuator to a second and different range of motion after receiving and implementing a motion limit message. The off-board device may be a local server positioned in a healthcare facility, a remote server, or another device. In some embodiments, the patient support apparatus includes a memory with stored data defining the multiple ranges of motion and the controller selects one of the ranges of motion in response to the motion limit message.
A61G 7/07 - Rests specially adapted therefor for the head or torso
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
A61G 13/06 - Adjustable operating tables; Controls therefor raising or lowering of the whole table surface
An embolic device for placement in a body lumen, includes: an elongated member having a linear configuration when in room temperature, the elongated member being configured to form a first three-dimensional structure in response to body temperature; wherein the elongated member comprises a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment, the second segment being located between the first segment and the third segment; wherein the first segment and the third segment are configured to change their respective shapes in response to the body temperature; and wherein the second segment that is located between the first segment and the third segment has a shape that is independent of the body temperature.
A61B 17/12 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
81.
Display screen or portion thereof having a graphical user interface
A patient support is provided in the form of a mattress for supporting a patient on a bed, such as a hospital bed, and a mattress cover. The mattress and mattress cover may be configured to expand and contract to accommodate larger patients, such as bariatric patients, and to return the mattress and its cover to their unexpanded configuration, or in some cases an intermediate configuration, without requiring user adjustments to the cover.
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for reliably establishing a multimedia link to route one or more multimedia signals, such as high-definition and/or ultra-high-definition multimedia signals. In some instances, the user may turn on, plug in, or switch the source device that outputs multimedia signals, but the multimedia link may not be established properly due to a lock or hang up during power on and/or a coupling event. If the multimedia link has not been established continuously for a certain time period, then component(s) located along the multimedia link may be reset. In some instances, component(s) located along the multimedia link may lock or hang up if the properties of the multimedia signal do not align with configuration setting(s). The configuration setting(s) stored in configuration register(s) of the sink device may be written to one or more times to remove the lock or hang up.
Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for adjusting the spot size of light provided from a surgical light by translating a focus panel relative to a plurality of light emitters. The focus panel can be mounted to the housing of the surgical light such that the focus panel can translate relative to the housing in an axial direction toward and away from the plurality of light emitters. The focus panel can engage with one or more tracks that are movably mounted relative to the housing and controlled via at least one actuator. The actuator(s) can be configured to translate the focus panel towards or away from the plurality of light emitters to adjust the spot size of light provided by the surgical light via the engagement between the focus panel and the one or more tracks.
F21V 17/02 - Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages with provision for adjustment
Adaptive imaging methods and systems for generating enhanced low light video of an object for medical visualization are disclosed and include acquiring, with an image acquisition assembly, a sequence of reference frames and/or a sequence of low light video frames depicting the object, assessing relative movement between the image acquisition assembly and the object based on at least a portion of the acquired sequence of reference video frames or the acquired sequence of low light video frames, adjusting a level of image processing of the low light video frames based at least in part on the relative movement between the image acquisition assembly and the object, and generating a characteristic low light video output from a quantity of the low light video frames, wherein the quantity of the low light video frames is based on the adjusted level of image processing of the low light video frames.
G16H 30/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for processing medical images, e.g. editing
G06T 5/50 - Image enhancement or restoration by the use of more than one image, e.g. averaging, subtraction
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 1/06 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements
A61B 1/05 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances characterised by the image sensor, e.g. camera, being in the distal end portion
A61B 1/04 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances
A61B 1/07 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements using light-conductive means, e.g. optical fibres
A61B 1/00 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
H04N 23/11 - Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof for generating image signals from different wavelengths for generating image signals from visible and infrared light wavelengths
H04N 23/70 - Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene
H04N 23/74 - Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene by influencing the scene brightness using illuminating means
H04N 23/951 - Computational photography systems, e.g. light-field imaging systems by using two or more images to influence resolution, frame rate or aspect ratio
A61B 6/00 - Apparatus for radiation diagnosis, e.g. combined with radiation therapy equipment
G02B 23/12 - Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices with means for image conversion or intensification
A patient transport apparatus for transporting a patient over a floor surface is described herein. The patient transport apparatus includes an auxiliary wheel assembly including an auxiliary wheel, an auxiliary wheel drive system, and a control system for operating the auxiliary wheel drive system based on user commands. The control system includes a processor that is programmed to receive a user command to operate the auxiliary wheel drive system in a drive mode and responsively operate a motor control circuit to transmit power signals to a motor to rotate the auxiliary wheel. The processor is also programmed to receive a user command to operate the auxiliary wheel drive system in a free wheel mode and responsively operate the motor control circuit to enable the auxiliary wheel to rotate relatively freely with the auxiliary wheel in a deployed position.
Described herein are methods using mechanical inverting tube apparatuses to remove clot (e.g., thrombectomy), the apparatuses including an inversion support catheter having an expandable funnel-shaped distal end, and a flexible tube that can be continuously rolled over the funnel-shaped distal end and invert into the inner lumen of the inversion support catheter.
A person support apparatus includes a first transceiver adapted to wirelessly communicate with a second transceiver of a headwall interface that is positioned off of the person support apparatus. A communication link is automatically established between the first and second transceivers without requiring a user of the person support apparatus to activate a designated control and without requiring the user to identify the headwall interface. The first transceiver includes a unique identifier assigned to the headwall interface in its messages to the headwall interface. The first transceiver may also automatically transmit a disconnect signal to the headwall interface indicating the termination of the communication link is not accidental. The disconnect signal is sent based on one or more of the following: (1) a brake being off, (2) an A/C power cord being unplugged; and/or (3) a signal strength between the transceivers decreasing.
Systems and methods for ablating tissue within a vertebral body. A shaft of the drill is directed through an access cannula to form a tissue path. A first indicia or a second indicia on the shaft of the drill is determined to be in registration with a cannula hub of the access cannula. The first and second indicia may be different colors. The colors are correlated with complementary indicia associated with a first and second probe. Based on the correlation, the first probe or second probe is selected to be directed through the access cannula and into the formed tissue path to ablate the tissue. The indicia may be longitudinally positioned on the drill shaft, such as being inset along a side of the drill shaft. The indicia may be substantially coincident, and a length of the second indicia may be greater than a length of the first indicia.
Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for adjusting the spot size of light provided from a surgical light by translating a focus panel relative to a plurality of light emitters. The focus panel can be mounted to the housing of the surgical light such that the focus panel can translate relative to the housing in an axial direction toward and away from the plurality of light emitters. The focus panel can engage with one or more tracks that are movably mounted relative to the housing and controlled via at least one actuator. The actuator(s) can be configured to translate the focus panel towards or away from the plurality of light emitters to adjust the spot size of light provided by the surgical light via the engagement between the focus panel and the one or more tracks.
A patient support is provided in the form of a mattress for supporting a patient on a bed, such as a hospital bed, and a mattress cover. The mattress and mattress cover may be configured to expand and contract to accommodate larger patients, such as bariatric patients, and to return the mattress and its cover to their unexpanded configuration, or in some cases an intermediate configuration, without requiring user adjustments to the cover.
A61G 7/005 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame tiltable around transverse horizontal axis, e.g. for Trendelenburg position
Systems for facilitating movement of a patient transport apparatus are provided and include user input control device that includes a mode switch selectable between a longitudinal transport mode and a multidirectional mode and a driving assist device actuatable between at least one engaged state and a non-engaged state. The mode switch generates signals based on the selected mode and the driving assist device generates engaged or non-engaged signals which are received by a controller. The controller is configured to generate an output signal sent to a lift actuator, swivel actuator, and/or a powered drive system to assist a user in propelling the apparatus in a desired manner.
A patient support system for providing improved guidance and/or troubleshooting with respect to a patient support apparatus. A user interface is configured to receive inputs from a user, and an information output device is configured to provide instructions to the user. A controller determines a guidance protocol for the user based on the inputs. The guidance protocol comprises user-performed actions to be performed by the user in response to the instructions provided to the user with the information output device. The guidance protocol may be initiated and/or determined based on a troubleshooting request and/or an uncorrelated sequence of user inputs. At least one of the user-performed actions may be configured to control operational functions of a patient support apparatus. Methods for improving patient care by providing the guidance and/or troubleshooting are also disclosed.
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
G06F 9/451 - Execution arrangements for user interfaces
A61G 7/057 - Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor
A61G 7/00 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
A61G 7/015 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
G16H 40/60 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
G16H 70/20 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references relating to practices or guidelines
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
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Side Rail Assembly For A Patient Support Apparatus
A patient support apparatus includes a support structure having a patient support deck and a side rail coupled to the support structure. The side rail is movable relative to the support structure. A lock releasably locks the side rail in one or more side rail positions, such as in a raised position and an intermediate position. A manual release is coupled to the side rail and operable to unlock the side rail. A bypass lever is provided to allow a user to raise the side rail from a lowered position to the raised position without locking in the intermediate position. A damper is located inside the side rail to counterbalance the weight of the side rail and assist the user in raising the side rail, bi-directionally. The side rail is formed of first and second walls that are heat staked together to form a lightweight side rail of suitable strength.
A thermal control system for controlling a patient's temperature includes a thermal control unit and an off-board computing device. The thermal control unit includes a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a pump, a heat exchanger, a display, one or more sensors, a transceiver, and a controller. The thermal control system employs one or more machine learning techniques to perform one or more of the following: automatically implement one or more user-preferred settings, automatically predict the occurrence of one or more events based on analyses of prior events, and/or automatically improve one or more algorithms based on analyses of additional sensor data. The machine learning techniques may be implemented onboard the thermal control unit and/or may be implemented at a remote computing device (e.g. a server) that collates and analyzes data from multiple thermal control units, and then sends the results of the analyses back to the thermal control units.
A61F 7/00 - Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
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Robotic Hand-Held Surgical Instrument Systems And Methods
The present teachings provide a hand-holdable body (14) adapted to be freely holdable by a hand of a user; and a trajectory assembly operatively connected with the hand-holdable body, the trajectory assembly including: a shaft (76) extending from the hand-holdable body; a pivot frame (26) coupled with the shaft. The trajectory assembly includes a guide member (20) pivotally connected with the pivot frame; a support member outwardly extending from and connected with the guide member; two actuators coextending and substantially parallel to an axis of the shaft with each actuator pivotally connected with the support member. The trajectory assembly converts linear movement of the actuators into pivotal movement of the guide member to adjust a trajectory axis. The guide member is adjustable to a target trajectory, adjusting the trajectory axis of the guide member in at least two degrees of freedom to align the trajectory axis with the target trajectory.
A system for communication of data is provided. The system includes a medical device. A data consuming device is positioned at a first network layer. An edge communication device is positioned at a second network layer. The edge communication device is in communication with the medical device to receive data from the medical device. The edge communication device has a profile. The profile defines a data format for the data and a communication path for transmitting the data between the network layers. A gateway device is configured to route the data from the edge communication device to the data consuming device via the communication path. The edge communication device is also configured to modify the data format to correspond to the data consuming device and to format the data according to the data format.
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
G16H 40/60 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
An intravascular device includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, and a plurality of energy transmitting conduits extending within the elongated body. The distal ends of the energy transmitting conduits terminate at different axial locations along the distal end of the elongated body. In one embodiment, the number of energy transmission conduits is only two, such that the number of bends in the compound curve assumed by the distal end of the elongated body is only two, although the number of energy transmission conduits may be any suitable number.
An implantable metallic braid is formed out of groups of filaments of a first material, groups of filaments of a second material different from the first material, and groups of filaments of a third material different from the first material and the second material. The filaments are braided together by a braiding machine and are arranged in a starting filament arrangement on the braiding machine before braiding begins, wherein the first material is a radiopaque material, the second material is a support material, and the third material is a DFT comprising the first and second materials. Different arrangements of the filaments in the starting filament arrangement and in the braid result in different levels of detail that can be observed in images of the braid, wherein certain arrangements of the filaments result in enhanced radiopacity without affecting other mechanical properties of the braid.
A61F 2/91 - Stents in a form characterised by wire-like elements; Stents in a form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure made from perforated sheets or tubes, e.g. perforated by laser cuts or etched holes
